Prompt
adjective
To do something quickly and without delay.
She was always prompt in her responses.
Often appears as...
- prompt reply
- prompt response
verb
To cause someone to do something or take action.
His curiosity prompted him to investigate further.
Often appears as...
- prompt someone to do something
- prompt action
noun
A reminder or cue to help someone remember what to say or do.
He needed a prompt to remember his lines in the play.
Often appears as...
- script prompt
- stage prompt
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Theatrical
noun
A symbol or message in a computer program to tell the user to do something.
The command prompt on the computer screen asked for a password.
Often appears as...
- command prompt
- login prompt
Usage tips
Computing
verb
To help or encourage someone to say something.
Her friend prompted her to share the news.
Often appears as...
- prompt a response
- prompt a question
adjective
To do something quickly and without delay.
She was always prompt in her responses.
Often appears as...
- prompt reply
- prompt response
verb
To cause someone to do something or take action.
His curiosity prompted him to investigate further.
Often appears as...
- prompt someone to do something
- prompt action
noun
A reminder or cue to help someone remember what to say or do.
He needed a prompt to remember his lines in the play.
Often appears as...
- script prompt
- stage prompt
Usage tips
Theatrical
noun
A symbol or message in a computer program to tell the user to do something.
The command prompt on the computer screen asked for a password.
Often appears as...
- command prompt
- login prompt
Usage tips
Computing
verb
To help or encourage someone to say something.
Her friend prompted her to share the news.
Often appears as...
- prompt a response
- prompt a question
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Time Sensitivity
Use 'prompt' to describe actions done without hesitation, showing efficiency.
I appreciated his prompt attention to the matter.
Pro Tip 2/2Positive Impression
It carries a positive connotation, often associated with good service or professionalism.
Her prompt reply gained her the client's trust.
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and geopolitical factors. An earthquake, for example, can destroy the infrastructure needed to produce important commodities such as oil. That forces the supply side of the economy to charge more for products that use oil, discouraging demand and potentially prompting a recession.
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signaling molecules produced by its immune system can travel to a healthy plant and prompt it to turn on its immune system, too. These advance warnings increase the plants chance of survival. Bean plants also eavesdrop on each other's health through these fungal conduits.
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What Happens When an...
flight controllers monitor the approach of a small chunk of space debris in the vicinity of the station that prompted the precautionary sheltering of the six crew members in their respective Soyuz spacecraft space debris you know as an operating astronaut it was just the
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Creating art that makes...
represents really in life and in the game a big delay in the young girl's life so she rolls the game again and this time she lands on an intervention category and in this category the game is prompting her the game is prompting her to provide a solution to one of the
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Nationalism vs....
destroying human civilization. And this did not happen. In fact, nuclear weapons prompted humans all over the world to change the way that they manage international politics to reduce violence. And many countries basically took out war
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Why do your knuckles...
Unger wrote that his results should prompt investigation into other parental beliefs, like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching
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How do carbohydrates...
It prompts your muscle and fat cells to let glucose in and jump starts the conversion of sugar to energy. The degree to which a unit of insulin lowers the blood sugar helps us understand something called insulin sensitivity.
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The surprising cause of...
prompted the stomach to eat itself. Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers
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How does alcohol make...
that extends from the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens, a region important for motivation. Like all addictive drugs, it prompts a squirt of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens which gives users a surge of pleasure.
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Sneaky Kea Raids A...
creature it figured out the problem without any human prompting a perfect opening gambit observations of intelligent behavior like this have brought scientists from across the world
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What causes an economic...
and geopolitical factors. An earthquake, for example, can destroy the infrastructure needed to produce important commodities such as oil. That forces the supply side of the economy to charge more for products that use oil, discouraging demand and potentially prompting a recession.
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
signaling molecules produced by its immune system can travel to a healthy plant and prompt it to turn on its immune system, too. These advance warnings increase the plants chance of survival. Bean plants also eavesdrop on each other's health through these fungal conduits.
Video examples
What Happens When an...
flight controllers monitor the approach of a small chunk of space debris in the vicinity of the station that prompted the precautionary sheltering of the six crew members in their respective Soyuz spacecraft space debris you know as an operating astronaut it was just the
Video examples
Creating art that makes...
represents really in life and in the game a big delay in the young girl's life so she rolls the game again and this time she lands on an intervention category and in this category the game is prompting her the game is prompting her to provide a solution to one of the
Video examples
Nationalism vs....
destroying human civilization. And this did not happen. In fact, nuclear weapons prompted humans all over the world to change the way that they manage international politics to reduce violence. And many countries basically took out war
Video examples
Why do your knuckles...
Unger wrote that his results should prompt investigation into other parental beliefs, like the importance of eating spinach. The jury's still out on that one. As for knuckle-cracking, one study suggests that all that joint stretching
Video examples
How do carbohydrates...
It prompts your muscle and fat cells to let glucose in and jump starts the conversion of sugar to energy. The degree to which a unit of insulin lowers the blood sugar helps us understand something called insulin sensitivity.
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
prompted the stomach to eat itself. Fervent proponents of this idea were referred to as the acid mafia. The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers
Video examples
How does alcohol make...
that extends from the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens, a region important for motivation. Like all addictive drugs, it prompts a squirt of dopamine in the nucleus accumbens which gives users a surge of pleasure.
Video examples
Sneaky Kea Raids A...
creature it figured out the problem without any human prompting a perfect opening gambit observations of intelligent behavior like this have brought scientists from across the world
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Laeta Kalogridis
American Producer
One of my favorite stories is, I got fired off 'Bionic Woman' in part because I was told that I don't know how to write women, and they promptly replaced me with a guy. What I find lovely about the story is how unaware the white dude who said that to me was when he said it.
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James Howard Kunstler
American Author
On top of the insult of destroying the geographic places we call home, the chain stores also destroyed people's place in the order of daily life, including the duties, responsibilities, obligations, and ceremonies that prompt citizens to care for each other.
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Vladimir Horowitz
American Musician
Life is very busy now. I find that in today's cities, the public is very tired after working the whole day. When concerts start at eight o'clock, the wife pushes the husband to go to the concert, where some promptly fall asleep!
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Ronald Coase
British Economist
There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of the economy will prompt them to investigate its activities more closely.
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Maxwell
American Musician
I love my last-minute lifestyle because I just sort of don't have plans, and things kind of happen. Plans make me annoyed a little bit, personally. I'm not the most prompt, on-time person.
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Paresh Rawal
Indian Actor
Work is exciting when it's challenging. It should be something that makes me afraid initially and prompts me to ask myself whether I'll be able to do it or not.
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Isaac of Nineveh
Saint
If God is slow in answering your request, or if you ask but do not promptly receive anything, do not be upset, for you are not wiser than God.
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Maurice Saatchi
Iraqi Businessman
Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.
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Francesco Guicciardini
Italian Historian
Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways.
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Sheila Hancock
Prompting children to create imaginary worlds is hugely important.
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Laeta Kalogridis
American Producer
One of my favorite stories is, I got fired off 'Bionic Woman' in part because I was told that I don't know how to write women, and they promptly replaced me with a guy. What I find lovely about the story is how unaware the white dude who said that to me was when he said it.
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James Howard Kunstler
American Author
On top of the insult of destroying the geographic places we call home, the chain stores also destroyed people's place in the order of daily life, including the duties, responsibilities, obligations, and ceremonies that prompt citizens to care for each other.
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Vladimir Horowitz
American Musician
Life is very busy now. I find that in today's cities, the public is very tired after working the whole day. When concerts start at eight o'clock, the wife pushes the husband to go to the concert, where some promptly fall asleep!
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Ronald Coase
British Economist
There is no doubt that the recognition by economists of the importance of the role of the firm in the functioning of the economy will prompt them to investigate its activities more closely.
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Maxwell
American Musician
I love my last-minute lifestyle because I just sort of don't have plans, and things kind of happen. Plans make me annoyed a little bit, personally. I'm not the most prompt, on-time person.
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Paresh Rawal
Indian Actor
Work is exciting when it's challenging. It should be something that makes me afraid initially and prompts me to ask myself whether I'll be able to do it or not.
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Isaac of Nineveh
Saint
If God is slow in answering your request, or if you ask but do not promptly receive anything, do not be upset, for you are not wiser than God.
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Maurice Saatchi
Iraqi Businessman
Advertising must respect the intelligence of its audience and if it does not prompt them to think, it will be instantly dismissed.
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Francesco Guicciardini
Italian Historian
Ambition is not in itself an evil; nor is he to be condemned whose spirit prompts him to seek fame by worthy and honourable ways.
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Sheila Hancock
Prompting children to create imaginary worlds is hugely important.
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